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It was a well organized group that controlled all the activiities of a political party in an area. It was formed in opposition to the Federalist Party.
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Political Party: Republican
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It is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. It required railroad rates to be resonable and just.
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Polictical PArty: Republican
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Political Party: REpublican
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It was passed by Congress and signed by President Chester A. Arthur. This act provided an absolute 10-year moratorium on Chinese labor immigration.
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It is a is a federal law established that decided that government jobs should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation.
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Politcal Party: Democrat
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Politcal Party: Republican
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A federal law passed that committed the American government to opposing monopolies. The law prohibits contracts, combinations, or conspiracies “in the restraint of trade or commerce.”
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The tariff were taxes placed on foreign goods by federal governments. By placing taxes on foreign goods, these products become more expensive.
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Politcal Party: Democrat
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It was a Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal".
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Politcal Party: Republican
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A warship that was anchored in Havana harbor. It exploded killing 260 American men.
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It was a conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America.
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Political PArty: Republican
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It struck the coast of Northern California. Devastating fires broke out in the city that lasted for several days.
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Political Party: Republican
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York City burned, killing 145 workers. Most of the victims died as a result of neglected safety features and locked doors within the factory building.
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It was the 32nd quadrennial presidential election. It was between Teddy Roosevelt, Wwilliam Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. Wilson won the election.
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Politcal Party: Democrat
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British passenger ship that was sunk and 128 Americans were killed. This is one reason for entering WWII.
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It is a blueprint for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations after World War I. A speech on war aims and peace terms by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.
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It is a United States Supreme Court decision concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during World War I.
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It was a nationwide constitutional ban on the sale, production, importation, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.
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Poltical PArty: Republican
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Politcal Party: Republican
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It limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the U.S.
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John T. Scopes was tried for teaching Darwin ecolution in a high school classroom. He was found guilty and fined but the decision was set aside.
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Poltical Party: Republican
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It was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history, following the collapse of the stock market crash. Unemployment remained high for an extended period and many businesses failed.
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The Dust Bowl was a time devastated by drought in 1930s in depression-ridden America. The winds easily picked up the loose topsoil and swirled it into dense dust clouds creating a storm.
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Politcal PArty: Democrat
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he proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy. Freedom of speech, worship, from want, from fear.
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The internment of Japanese Americans in the United States was the forced relocation during World War II.
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She was a star of a government campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for work. It was during World War II.
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Politcal Party: Democrat
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A massive increase in births following World War II. It happened almost exactly nine months after World War II ended.
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It was an American foreign policy to stop Soviet imperialism during the Cold War. It was announced to Congress by President Harry S. Truman.
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The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was a multilateral agreement regulating international trade. According to its preamble, its purpose was the substantial reduction of tariffs and the elimination of preferences.
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It was an American initiative to aid Western Europe to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of World War.
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The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. The U.S. gave supplies to them and the blockade was lifted.
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Issued by President Harry S. Truman. It abolished racial discrimination in the United States Armed Forces and eventually led to the end of segregation in the services.
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Politcal Party: Republican
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It was a Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower built the Interstate Highway sysetm. The main goal was for quick travel for our defense.
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Polictal Party: Democrat
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It was a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet missles placed in Cuba.
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Politcal Party: DEmocrat
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It prohibits nuclear weapons tests "or any other nuclear explosion" in the atmosphere, in outer space, and under water.
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It is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Formed by Lyndon Johnson.
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It abolished an earlier quota system based on national origin and established a new immigration policy based on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor to the United States.
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Politcal Party: Republican
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Politcal Party: REpublican
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Poltical Party: Democrat
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Poltical Party: Republican
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Poltical Party: Republican
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Politcal Party: Democrat
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America wanted Hawaii. The Queen wanted to kick them out and a revolution was organized. Hawaii became a United States territory.
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Politcal Party: Republican
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19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon, and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania.
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The ongoing campaign by the United States and some of its allies to counter international terrorism. Formed after 911 attacks.
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A law passed after the 911 terrorist attacks in the United States giving law enforcement agencies increased powers to bring terrorists to justice.
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Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. An estimated 1,833 people died in the hurricane and millions of others were left homeless along the Gulf Coast and in New Orleans.
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Poltical Party: Democrat
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